Access & Use

Open for research. 24 hours notice should be given before a research visit.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.

Finding aids:

A hard-copy catalogue is also available in the Special Collections reading room.

Archival Information

Archival history:

In 1928 Edward Phelips bequeathed the collection to the Corporation of London in memory of his sister, Clare Louisa Eliot; in 1950 the Guildhall Library placed it on permanent deposit in the University Library.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Guildhall Library.

Allied Materials

Related material:

Publication note:

Description Notes

Archivist's note:Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

Rules or conventions:General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Date(s) of descriptions:Feb 2009.

Related Personal Name Search

Phelips | Edward Frederick | 1883-1928 | book collector

* To search for other records with similar names, tick any names above then click "Run New Search"

Related Placename Search

Spain

* To search for other records with similar placenames, tick any names above then click "Run New Search"